Ethiopian Drought 2010

by: Yusuke, Jose, and SunnyIB1 Geography

Examine the factors that affected the choice of adjustments before, and responses to, actual hazard events or disasters

What is Drought?

a prolonged period of months and years where supply of water falls below demand.

Map of Drought Affected Region

Rural community in KaluWoreda, the South Wollo Zone in the north eastern part of Ethiopia

East Africa

Ethiopian Drought 2010 Profile

People Killed: 300 Thousand

PeoplePeople Affected: 57 Million People Palmer Drought

Index: -3

Drought Statistic

Average family size of 6-7Out of the 80 million (total population), 17% resides in urban areas.43% of Ethiopia's GDP is from the agricultural sector

Population Pyramid

Country StatisticHDI: 0.33 (2010)Adult Literacy Rate: 30%Life Expectancy: 59 yearsGNI per Capita: $380

Choice of Adjustments

1. Do nothing and accept the hazard

2. Adjust to living in a hazardous environment

3. Leave the area

Factors affected the choice of

adjustments

BEFORE the drought

"Drought planning is the action taken by individual citizens, industry and the government in advance to mitigate impacts and conflicts arising from droughts"

Factor 1:

Economy

Factor 2:

Politics/Society

Factor 3:

Physical Geography

Factor 1:

Economy

high economic water scarcity

more than 10 drought events

occurred in Ethiopia from 1970

to 2004 experience

Factor 1:

Economy

Agriculture Task Force (ATF)

monitored the food prices in

drought-prone areas.

Grain prices rose by as much as 100%

Livestock & Grain Prices

Global Environmental Facility Drought Adaptation Project:- harvesting techniques- vegetable production- beekeeping

Factor 2:

Politics/Society

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)address extreme poverty in its growing urban areas.

UNDP’s pioneering satellite mapping

Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) in 2005- Food Donations

Drought-resistant seeds

Factor 3:

Physical Geography Over 4.5 million people in need of aid in Ethiopia, primarily due to lack of rainfall from October to December 2010.

The National Meteorological Agency has set up at least 40 new weather stations

Rural community in KaluWoreda

Weather Stations send real-time data to Addis Ababa, the capital

city of Ethiopia

Factors affected the choice of adjustments

Responses to the drought

Short-term: Rescue

Mid-term: Rehabilitation

Long-term: Reconstruction

Factors Relating to Adjustments: Politics, Economy, Physical GeographyRescue

Short-Term Responses

As much as $1.1 million is raised in monetary aid.

Red Cross

Projects Initiated: Coping with Climate Change (CwCC)

Factors Relating to Adjustments: Economy, Physical GeographyRehabilitation

Mid-Term Responses

Drip irrigation for minimal water loss / maximum plant growth

Factors Relating to Adjustments: Economy, PoliticsReconstruction

Long-Term Responses

Build Wells / Rainwater Collection Systems / Filtration Devices

In Conclusion...

A combination of both Adjustments before and Responses after.

Adjustments

Responses

RescueRehabilitationReconstruction

Disaster

1

2

34

Low HDI

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